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you had the big headline. gigantic headline that said, first time ever, worst congress ever, first time, the 111th congress ever. the rating showed the most conservative democratic senator was to the left of the most liberal republican. there is now no overlap ideologically at all between the parties making this a dysfunctional congress. >> we always have boy boisterousness, but in the belly of the beast i haven't seen it this bad. we just don't have a center anymore. fundamentally, chuck what we have is parliamentary pard innocen partens. you have a minority republican party with the reins of power through the house. voting no on everything the president wants or does, leads to the embarrassment we're seeing now. >> and senator, were you from a conservative, ideologically, moderate to conservative center right stake being a democrat. almost forced politically to always be the person in the middle. that's not the case in the house. >> i think norm's right, check, in the sense there's no more large, healthy cen
you had the big headline. gigantic headline that said, first time ever, worst congress ever, first time, the 111th congress ever. the rating showed the most conservative democratic senator was to the left of the most liberal republican. there is now no overlap ideologically at all between the parties making this a dysfunctional congress. >> we always have boy boisterousness, but in the belly of the beast i haven't seen it this bad. we just don't have a center anymore. fundamentally, chuck...
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they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters prefer a big plan, the president's idea of a $4 trillion deficit reduction package that's mixed with some tax hikes on wealthy americans and corporations, over this idea of a cuts only approach of 2.5 trillion that house republicans say they would prefer. it was a 58-36 split. wasn't even close. independents, 54% of them preferred that bigger approach, the president's approach which is similar to gang of six and why he came out for it. the only people that seem to be on the other side of this were some of the core rank and file republicans and tea party supporters. more from this poll. 52% believe democra
they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters...
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would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the west wing. with budget negotiations still deadlocked, lay makers have ramped up the posturing in an effort to score points with the public, democrats and republicans are blaming each other for blocking a budget deal. kelly o'donnell, ain't no recess next week, huh? >> they claim they are going to work. let's see how much they get done. they are gone today and they'll be gone through the holiday and back here to try to show that they are concerned and willing to work on this debt issue. and one of things if you want to know what's behind this republica
would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the...
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clinton made a big deal about it. pants on fire for obama on that one. >> let's check one for michele bachmann? >> my his and i have never gotten a penny of money from the farm. >> you rated that? >> false. >> but not a pants on fire. what's the difference? >> in this case, our ruling was based on her financial disclosure forms which show at a minimum, she has gotten about $32,000 in money in income from the farms, from the farm. but, you know, there are conceivable ways that they might be deferring income and things that we think might have kept that from being pants on fire. >> bill adair with the truth index. mr. colbert has to have you on for this. you do one on renewable fuels. go to the website politifact.com. >>> up next, we have a power house political panel to tackle this tuesday, feels like monday. we'll get the latest on the debt talks. who's winning? who's losing. >>> plus tim pawlenty tries to define the minnesota shutdown on iowa caucus goers. >>> could the republicans be bucking conventional wisdom. >>>
clinton made a big deal about it. pants on fire for obama on that one. >> let's check one for michele bachmann? >> my his and i have never gotten a penny of money from the farm. >> you rated that? >> false. >> but not a pants on fire. what's the difference? >> in this case, our ruling was based on her financial disclosure forms which show at a minimum, she has gotten about $32,000 in money in income from the farms, from the farm. but, you know, there are...
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there are three different big deals out there. number one is what the president and speaker boehner and eric cantor are negotiating, which is, yes, a big deal that is separate from anything the gang of six in the senate is working on. and then of course there's mcconnell-reid. one thing that's going on in the last 24 to 48 hours, is any deal that's mcconnell-reid that includes this idea of sort of the disapproval vote, giving the president more power to raise the debt ceiling, that thing has grown to the point of almost being toxic with some house republicans. in fact, they hate it so much, they may prefer to negotiate with the president directly. but for the white house, getting the 217 means making a deal acceptable to at least some of those houses with 87 new members. the man who's made himself their standard bearer, majority leader eric cantor put it this way. >> one-third of the republican conference and one-quarter of the entire house of representatives are freshmen, they're new. many of them have never served in public offi
there are three different big deals out there. number one is what the president and speaker boehner and eric cantor are negotiating, which is, yes, a big deal that is separate from anything the gang of six in the senate is working on. and then of course there's mcconnell-reid. one thing that's going on in the last 24 to 48 hours, is any deal that's mcconnell-reid that includes this idea of sort of the disapproval vote, giving the president more power to raise the debt ceiling, that thing has...
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so let's break it down with the big boys. charlie cook, publish of the cook report and stu, editor of the rot then berg political report. >> he's already making fat jokes. >> by the way, it's louisiana week. i had john brill here yesterday and i get charlie today. we can look at where we are, busting out the ipad. i know that you guys love this. it's a 53/47 majority. they have to net four or three if republicans get the presidency. so let's look at the best opportunity for stu for the republican. we put up, you seem to collectively agree, six states that are already leaning republican or pure toss ups. >> north dakota was in the bank already. it's a good, open seat. and then after that you go to three or four races and i think even money for the republicans and you have to like how they started. that would be nebraska, montana, or missouri in difficult states fundamentally leaning states. >> look, charlie cook, you take those four, pure toss ups all the way to election day, take those other four. of those four, which ones sh
so let's break it down with the big boys. charlie cook, publish of the cook report and stu, editor of the rot then berg political report. >> he's already making fat jokes. >> by the way, it's louisiana week. i had john brill here yesterday and i get charlie today. we can look at where we are, busting out the ipad. i know that you guys love this. it's a 53/47 majority. they have to net four or three if republicans get the presidency. so let's look at the best opportunity for stu for...
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that he wants a big deal on the table. what we've got with the republicans, again, is that they are -- willing to end medicare as we know it, and want to slash programs at the expense of the middle class and working families, and small business owners, and protect millionaires and billionaires, and, again, democrats are willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, really be responsible and held accountable for that responsibility and republicans want to protect millionaires. >> so if there were a grand bargain and republicans said we will put raising taxes on the top 1% or 2% on the table as well, could you support potentially a means testing of medicare as the president came out for? >> what the president has said and democrats have said is that we need to protect benefits nap we don't need to be slashing benefits at the expense of middle class folks, of seniors, of children, and that's what i'm going to continue to back him up on. i want to make sure that we solve this problem in a bag way. >> big way. >> sounds l
that he wants a big deal on the table. what we've got with the republicans, again, is that they are -- willing to end medicare as we know it, and want to slash programs at the expense of the middle class and working families, and small business owners, and protect millionaires and billionaires, and, again, democrats are willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, really be responsible and held accountable for that responsibility and republicans want to protect millionaires. >> so...
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. >>> big disappointment on the job front. employment stalled, unemployment rises to 9.2%, stock futures dropping big-time on the news. the president will address the numbers later this morning. >>> no deal yet, but president obama and congressional leaders will work all weekend and instead of barbs we're hearing words like "constructive" and "productive." optimism abounds as a deal is truly in the works. both sides seem prepared for seergs concessions. what do these jobs numbers mean and will they hold up a deal as it gets rid of a lot of other issues at this point? >>> and with outside groups set to pour millions into the 2012 race, what's an incumbent pro president to do? is fighting fire with fire the answer? it's friday, june 8, 2012. >>> also this morning, waiting the final shuttle launch. will weather clear in time? and we've honored a departed friend you've invited into your living rooms for decades. >>> this jobs report, we thought the big news today would be the debt talks, but a stunning jobs report, gain of just 18
. >>> big disappointment on the job front. employment stalled, unemployment rises to 9.2%, stock futures dropping big-time on the news. the president will address the numbers later this morning. >>> no deal yet, but president obama and congressional leaders will work all weekend and instead of barbs we're hearing words like "constructive" and "productive." optimism abounds as a deal is truly in the works. both sides seem prepared for seergs concessions....
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so you might as well go big. is that the lesson from last night? speaker boehner ought to go back with you and the president and go get the big deal again? >> well i don't want to give speaker boehner any advice. i will tell you this. for what it's worth, maybe i sound like pollyanna, i don't know, but i really do think speaker boehner wants to do something great for our country. i really do. and i think he's one of those folks that candidly would be willing to lose his speakership over doing something great for the country. i believe that, and i think there are a lot of people around here that realize that you know, this is really an opportune time to do something great. nobody wants to default, chuck, and i've got to believe -- as a matter of fact, i more than have to believe, i know that these guys have to have some sort of short-term extension in the event we don't quite get there by tuesday, but one thing i do hope is that the american people, you know, stop worrying. i really do think that we're going to get something done. i'm here in the mi
so you might as well go big. is that the lesson from last night? speaker boehner ought to go back with you and the president and go get the big deal again? >> well i don't want to give speaker boehner any advice. i will tell you this. for what it's worth, maybe i sound like pollyanna, i don't know, but i really do think speaker boehner wants to do something great for our country. i really do. and i think he's one of those folks that candidly would be willing to lose his speakership over...
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as far as the white house is concern it's time to do something big. what does big mean? apparently on the administration side or democratic side means something over $2 trillion often years. the president is willing to make use in entitlement, put that on the table if taxes are also left on the table. >> we need to take on spending in domestic programs. in defense programs. in entitlement programs. and we need to take on spending in the tax code. spending on certain tax breaks and deductions for the wealthiest of americans. it's my hope that everybody will leave their ultimatums at the door, we'll all leave our political rhetoric at the door. >> in response speaker boehner issued a tough statement which surprised some on the other end of pennsylvania avenue. he said quote i'm happy they discuss these issues at the white house but these discussions will be fruitless until the president recognizes economic and legislative reality. this could be good politics for john borne. what's going on here? the white house and speaker boehner actually have the same motivation, it's 20
as far as the white house is concern it's time to do something big. what does big mean? apparently on the administration side or democratic side means something over $2 trillion often years. the president is willing to make use in entitlement, put that on the table if taxes are also left on the table. >> we need to take on spending in domestic programs. in defense programs. in entitlement programs. and we need to take on spending in the tax code. spending on certain tax breaks and...
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the big question mark, what does harry reid do once the bill reaches the senate. with me white house senior adviser david plouffe. nice to see you. let me start with any -- let me start with this. the president's veto threat when it comes to the boehner plan specific to the boehner plan, is it clear that the president is going to -- he wants to veto any process that doesn't raise this debt ceiling past 2012, is that really the veto threat here that is the line in the sand for the white house? >> well, let me explain why that's important, chuck. what the house republican plan would do is have this whole debt ceiling spectacle, three-ring circus the president talked about monday, repeated again a few months from now over the holidays. you know, the debt ceiling debate would ruin christmas. it makes no sense. it's harming our economy now. you would have this hanging over the country at one of the most economically important periods of our country around the holiday season. that makes no sense. what we need to do over the next few days -- listen, the reid plan has twi
the big question mark, what does harry reid do once the bill reaches the senate. with me white house senior adviser david plouffe. nice to see you. let me start with any -- let me start with this. the president's veto threat when it comes to the boehner plan specific to the boehner plan, is it clear that the president is going to -- he wants to veto any process that doesn't raise this debt ceiling past 2012, is that really the veto threat here that is the line in the sand for the white house?...
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it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces of this deal that i know hasn't been well received on your side of the aisle is this idea that any of the loopholes that could get closed, any of that stuff, is basically being punted to tax reform. now, if the bush tax cuts go away for the wealthiest, if any of that happens. is that sort of trust but verified approach okay with you? >> well, i think it might be. clearly, we want to do away with the tax cuts for the wealthy. we tried to do that last december. and couldn't get the votes, but i know the president feels strongly about that. i know that most democrats feel very stron
it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces...
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and big money, big problems? mitt romney's campaign is debt free, but where is all that money coming from? we'll tell you why it could add up to a little bit of trouble for the republican front-runner. good morning, it's monday, july 18th, 2011. i'm chuck todd. just 15 days until default day. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. it's a week of public spectacle and private wrangling. efforts to get a big debt deal done has failed. >> when you look in the past at agreements between divided government, it's taken leadership on both sides. it took reagan and o'neil. it took clinton and gingrich. the president is out there. he's willing to do it. he said it in the state of the union, he said it in the budget. the question is, do we have a partner to work with? and i hope the answer to that is yes. >> this week we'll see a two-track process. publicly, leaders will get a few votes out of the way to allow conservatives to get on the record on a balanced budget amendment and set the table that nothing besides
and big money, big problems? mitt romney's campaign is debt free, but where is all that money coming from? we'll tell you why it could add up to a little bit of trouble for the republican front-runner. good morning, it's monday, july 18th, 2011. i'm chuck todd. just 15 days until default day. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. it's a week of public spectacle and private wrangling. efforts to get a big debt deal done has failed. >> when you look in the past at agreements...